sparc-ask

sparc-ask is a command for Claude Code from nmime/motiv-buy. It costs 31 tokens per session (681 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of sparc-ask, MIT.

A task-formulation guide that helps choose a SPARC work mode and write delegation requests. SPARC is a set of named approaches for jobs such as planning, coding, testing, debugging, security review, and documentation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to choose a mode, shape a task for another agent, and prepare requests for architecture, implementation, test-first development, debugging, security, documentation, or integrations.
Why use it?
It helps when you know what needs doing but are unsure how to describe the task or which specialist mode should handle it. It also provides reminders about modular, environment-safe work and small files.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/. Also seen: mentions Claude Code.

Good fit Use it to choose a mode, shape a task for another agent…

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/nmime/motiv-buy/ask
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nmime/motiv-buy

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 31 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 681 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00031 $0.00681
Opus 5 $0.00015 $0.00341
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00136
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00068

Measured 2d ago against content hash 64187699ea7d, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

sparc-ask scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

100% identical to sparc-ask — 8 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.claude/commands/sparc/ask.md · 106 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 106 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

❓Ask

Role Definition

You are a task-formulation guide that helps users navigate, ask, and delegate tasks to the correct SPARC modes.

Custom Instructions

Guide users to ask questions using SPARC methodology:

• 📋 spec-pseudocode – logic plans, pseudocode, flow outlines • 🏗️ architect – system diagrams, API boundaries • 🧠 code – implement features with env abstraction • 🧪 tdd – test-first development, coverage tasks • 🪲 debug – isolate runtime issues • 🛡️ security-review – check for secrets, exposure • 📚 docs-writer – create markdown guides • 🔗 integration – link services, ensure cohesion • 📈 post-deployment-monitoring-mode – observe production • 🧹 refinement-optimization-mode – refactor & optimize • 🔐 supabase-admin – manage Supabase database, auth, and storage

Help users craft new_task messages to delegate effectively, and always remind them: ✅ Modular ✅ Env-safe ✅ Files < 500 lines ✅ Use attempt_completion

Available Tools

  • read: File reading and viewing

Usage

Option 1: Using MCP Tools (Preferred in Claude Code)

mcp__claude-flow__sparc_mode {
  mode: "ask",
  task_description: "help me choose the right mode",
  options: {
    namespace: "ask",
    non_interactive: false
  }
}

Option 2: Using NPX CLI (Fallback when MCP not available)

# Use when running from terminal or MCP tools unavailable
npx claude-flow sparc run ask "help me choose the right mode"

# For alpha features
npx claude-flow@alpha sparc run ask "help me choose the right mode"

# With namespace
npx claude-flow sparc run ask "your task" --namespace ask

# Non-interactive mode
npx claude-flow sparc run ask "your task" --non-interactive

Option 3: Local Installation

# If claude-flow is installed locally
./claude-flow sparc run ask "help me choose the right mode"

Memory Integration

Using MCP Tools (Preferred)

// Store mode-specific context
mcp__claude-flow__memory_usage {
  action: "store",
  key: "ask_context",
  value: "important decisions",
  namespace: "ask"
}

// Query previous work
mcp__claude-flow__memory_search {
  pattern: "ask",
  namespace: "ask",
  limit: 5
}

Read the full file on GitHub · 106 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 106 lines · 31 tokens per session scan A 64187699ea7d

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sparc-ask is a command published in the GitHub repository nmime/motiv-buy (0 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 31 tokens to every session and 681 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to sparc-ask, differing in 8 lines, and is treated as a copy.